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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 13, 2018, 5:49 PM CDT for Taney County, Missouri. It was in force for 26 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2018, 5:49 PM CDT (22:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2018, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Taney County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 5:49 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 4 Ene Ridgedale, MO | PICTURE OF GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL NEAR HWY JJ AND PINETOP ROAD JUST EAST OF BRANSON AIRPORT. |
| Apr 13, 6:00 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 5 Se Powersite, MO | HOLES IN THE SIDING OF HOUSE AND SEVERAL NEIGHBORS HOUSES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 83 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1715 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 572 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 541 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
481
WFUS53 KSGF 132249
TORSGF
MOC213-132315-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0007.180413T2249Z-180413T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
549 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2018
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Taney County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 615 PM CDT
* At 549 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Omaha, or 10 miles south of Branson, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Bull Shoals Lake... Lake Taneycomo...
Ridgedale...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3674 9288 3650 9288 3649 9290 3650 9324
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 243DEG 29KT 3649 9318
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
Hatch1 follow-up statement
174
WWUS53 KSGF 132256
SVSSGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
556 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2018
MOC213-132315-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-180413T2315Z/
Taney MO-
556 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN TANEY COUNTY...
At 556 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles northeast of Omaha, or 8 miles southeast of
Branson, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Bull Shoals Lake... Lake Taneycomo...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3674 9288 3650 9288 3649 9290 3650 9318
3655 9317
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 234DEG 31KT 3654 9312
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
HatchThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 3:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Barry | 39 min |
| Apr 13, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 20 min |
| Apr 13, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Stone | 34 min |
| Apr 13, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Stone, Taney | 47 min |
| Apr 13, 6:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian, Douglas, Taney | 27 min |
| Apr 13, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Vernon | 14 min |
| Apr 13, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Ozark, Taney | 49 min |
| Apr 13, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Laclede | 31 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.